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> Second suprise:
>
> people on irc said
> truth is a scalar concept. it can't work at all otherwise.
>
> @y = (0,1);
> print "@y" if @y = @y; # (0,1) <--- Why this works?? it is list, not scalar
You aren't clear what "it" in "it is list" refers to. The statement has
several sub expressions, some in scalar context, others in list context.
The if statement evaluates its argument in scalar context. Its argument
is a list assignment. The value of a list assignment in scalar context
is the number of elements on the LHS of the assigment. (This is what
my $matches = () = $str =~ /(foo)/g;
makes work).
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